International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship: Volume 5 Issue 2

Challenging the female underperformance hypothesis

Roxanne Zolin, Michael Stuetzer, John Watson

The question of whether female‐owned firms underperform male‐owned firms has triggered much research and discussion. Klapper and Parker's review concluded that the majority of…

Gender effects on entrepreneurial intention: a meta‐analytical structural equation model

Inga Haus, Holger Steinmetz, Rodrigo Isidor, Rüdiger Kabst

Although the percentage of female entrepreneurs has increased over the past several years, it is far below the level of males. Drawing on the theory of planned behaviour and role…

Exploring the financing gap between native born women‐ and immigrant women‐owned firms at the start‐up stage: Empirical evidence from Swedish data

Saeid Abbasian, Darush Yazdanfar

The main purpose of this study is to provide empirical evidence which identifies the impact of ethnicity and other relevant variables on external capital acquisition among Swedish…

Documenting Essex‐Boy as a local gendered regime

Robert Smith

As a social construct, entrepreneurship is portrayed as an unashamedly masculine endeavour. This forms the basis for much feminist research in entrepreneurship. Despite a…

Opportunities or obstacles?: Understanding the challenges faced by migrant women entrepreneurs

Fara Azmat

Applying theories of entrepreneurship, the paper aims to identify the factors – with theoretical explanations – that act as barriers to migrant women entrepreneurs (MWEs)…

Entrepreneurship education and start‐up activity: a gender perspective

Vegard Johansen

This article seeks to evaluate whether entrepreneurship education (EE) in upper secondary schools promotes male and female start‐up activity. The Company programme (CP) reaches…